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Letter "B" » Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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«I was knocking guys out in the streets before I knew how to throw a jab and keep your chin down, ... In most neighborhoods, the guy that could fight gets respect. You got in the parties free. I never had to pay the dollar because people were scared of me. But back then I was ignorant.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«Understand that I'm at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I'm a better fighter and a better athlete at 40? years old, but I'm at my best when I know I've got to beat the system again.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«That's the only thing that I say to myself that I need to work on.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«This is my last fight of meaningful significance, ... This is my last fight, outside and in the ring, for what I've always stood up for.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«Everything rides on Dec. 3. This fight is important because that's where Bernard Hopkins will show that anyone who went through the minefield again with him is in trouble. I've beaten everyone who got into the ring with me a second time, and some of them I sent into retirement. I have to deal with the clouds and the storm. You think you got me down and I rise up.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«I felt a sense of urgency, ... I wasn't sure if I was winning or not.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«He came to fight, ... He didn't come to run or look for a gift from the judges.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«Come Sunday morning, somebody's going to be asked questions (like) 'What happened?' ... And guess what? I don't want to be that person. So I'm going to do my best, by any means legally and clean, to let Howard Eastman know (what went wrong).»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«If I'm in a situation where Duane Ford is one of the judges, I have to pick it up.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
«I didn't expect right after July 16th to be more in demand and more respected everywhere I went, from the West coast to the East coast, from hard-core gang members to corporate people with suits and ties on, black and white. It just secured everything for me. I've been on a nonstop crusade since July 16th. I haven't had much time for family time, based on the outpouring of love and respect they have for Bernard Hopkins.»
Author: Bernard Hopkins
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